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instrumental translation: a standalone construct

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Translation studies

a translation that works as an independent message in the target culture, performing a function of its own for its readers.

In translation studies, instrumental translation refers to a translation that works as an independent message in the target culture, performing a function of its own for its readers. This meaning comes from Nord (1997) in Translating as a purposeful activity.[1]

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culture4 fields · 9 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs function5 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs message3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Nord, C. (1997). Translating as a purposeful activity. St. Jerome Pub. ISBN 9781900650021

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